Mae West: Acid Burns

Preserved carefully in a box in Los Angeles is the exhibit labeled “Extortion Letters sent to MAE WEST.”
• • Text reads: Miss West We told you before $1000 or you have your face lifted Sunday by 8 o clock or by God we will get your face at Western and Sunset you personally Acid Burns  [sic]
• • Text quoted (word for word) from nitrate negative sleeve: 2475, NBox6, Oct 22 1935, Extortion Letters sent to Mae West, 10-10-35
• • Photograph of print, including letter and envelope, attached to board with tacks, with measurement strip at edge of letter
• • Suspect George Janios was released from custody two days later.
• • Envelope reads: Miss Mae West, 570 Ross More, Ravenswood Apt, Hollywood Cal. Postmark: Los Angeles, Calif., Sep 13, 11 AM, 1935. Stamped with note: Fee claimed by office [illegible] first address
• • Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
• • Source: UCLA archives; dated Tuesday, 22 October 1935.
• • On Wednesday, 1 November 1933 • •

• • Mae West rehearsed "Frankie and Johnny" for the broadcast on "The Rudy Vallée Hour."
• • Rudy Vallée is standing with arranger Elliott Jacobi in this photo dated Wednesday, 1 November 1933.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The way the Mae West — Allison Skipworth moments stand out suggests the picture could have stood more of them, but the obvious intent is to nurse Miss West along. She's tossed into this one rather abruptly and without any bearing on the plot.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I have really loved only once. They always found a way to break me up with a man before it became too serious. I was not allowed to love, really love. My mother and then Timony . . . . "
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • MSN mentioned Mae West.
• • “11 words coined by celebrities” • •
• • Zoë Miller wrote:  We can thank Drake for the widespread usage of "YOLO," but the Canadian rapper wasn't the only celeb to tap into that particular zeitgeist.
• • Legendary 20th-century actress Mae West is known for the quote, "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."  . . .
• • Source: MSN Entertainment; published on Thursday, 11 October 2018
• • The evolution of 2 Mae West plays that keep her memory alive • • 
• • A discussion with Mae West playwright LindaAnn LoSchiavo — — 
• • http://lideamagazine.com/renaissance-woman-new-york-city-interview-lindaann-loschiavo/

• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 14th anniversary • •  

• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fourteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,000 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4075th blog post. Unlike many blogs, which draw upon reprinted content from a newspaper or a magazine and/ or summaries, links, or photos, the mainstay of this blog is its fresh material focused on the life and career of Mae West, herself an American original.

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Mae West: Tribute in Illinois

It will be MAE WEST day next week in Illinois but now it is still under curtains and not yet posted on a public calendar in Lincolnshire.
• • Spies have let the word out that on 22 August 20011 there'll be "A Tribute to Mae West" at 2:00 pm. The audience will sing classic songs like “Mae walks the walk and talks the talk"; this novelty is spiced with double entendres and witticims. "A Tribute to Mae West" will feature stories, nine tunes, and Hollywood tales. Registration is required.
• • WHERE: Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire, IL 60069; Tel. 847-634-3650.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Such a big issue over a little tissue.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Songwriting legend Jack Lawrence [who was age 92 back in 2004 during this interview], knew Mae West. Smiling Jack also wrote many hits such as "Linda," "If I Didn't Care," "Tenderly," etc. Jack Lawrence's autobiography is called "They All Sang My Songs."
• • Beth Greenfield writes: The Brooklyn-raised son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Jack Lawrence knew he was gay by adolescence but lived a secret life until he was in his thirties. All the while he was developing his talent as a writer of love songs. In his book, Lawrence tells the stories behind the songs and dishes on the many stars he's worked with. There are tales about Rudy Vallee's self-indulgent soirees, Danny Kaye's unhappy marriage and rumors that he was gay (or, as Lawrence puts it, "had a touch of the brush"), Mae West's manipulative charms, and Lawrence's wild romps with Tallulah Bankhead and Noel Coward. But the tone is never bitchy. "I felt that if I wasn't saying anything too dreadful, or I wasn't letting any secrets out, then it was okay," Lawrence explains. "I may have been a bit harsh on Buddy Hackett, though — — and I didn't have any great love for Lena Horne, or Cher." He describes Buddy Hackett as a homo-phobic egomaniac, Lena Horne as an ungrateful snob, and Cher as a power-tripping diva who single-handedly closed a show he produced, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, by not showing up for performances. ...
• • Source: Article: "You know his songs — — and now a new autobiography reveals Jack Lawrence the man" written by Beth Greenfield for Time Out NY Magazine; printed on 11 November 2004
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2024th blog post. Unlike many blogs, which draw upon reprinted content from a newspaper or a magazine and/ or summaries, links, or photos, the mainstay of this blog is its fresh material focused on the life and career of Mae West, herself an American original.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Mae West: March 1934 Cover

MAE WEST was often featured on the cover. Many collectors own this March 1934 issue of Radio Stars Magazine. The program guides were mixed in with gossipy tidbits about notable radio headliners and ads in this popular 100 page publication with a wide circulation.
• • The cover line asks: Can Mae West Beat the Radio Jinx?
• • Edited in New York City and published by Dell, during the 1930s Radio Stars Magazine was the largest circulation of any radio magazine. Many covers featured glamourous portraits done by the artist F. Earl Christy.
• • Though many newsstand magazines died off during the Great Depression, Dell's fan magazine series kept flourishing, especially Modern Screen. Radio Stars seems to have been printed from 1931 — 1938, offering front page covers of Rudy Vallee, Gracie Allen, Eddie Cantor, Annette Henshaw, Bing Crosby, Alice Faye, Tyrone Power, Lily Pons, Gladys Swartout, Robert Taylor, Virginia Verrill, and others.
• • Mae West [1939 — 2009] from Georgia • •
• • Actress Mae West was an animal lover — — and so was her namesake in the peachtree state, Mae West who was born on 2 May 1939.
• • in her honor, Douglas County Humane Society offers a new program, “Mae West’s Fix ‘Em Free” that will make free pet spaying and neutering available to qualified applicants in Georgia.
• • The program is named for Mae West, a long-time Douglas County animal welfare activist and former Humane Society president, who died in 2009.
• • The offer will continue until May 2, which would have been Mae West’s 72nd birthday. Douglas County residents can phone: 678-838-9123.
• • Source: The Times-Georgian
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Arch Oboler [7 December 1909 — 19 March 1987] was a scriptwriter, novelist, producer, and director who was active in films, TV, and radio, and penned the infamous "Garden of Eden" radio broadcast skit for Mae West.
• • Dick Wolfsie writes: I'm excited to know I have some famous relatives, such as Arch Oboler, who was an American playwright in the 1940s and 1950s. Uncle Arch once penned a TV episode detailing the horror of a giant, undulating chicken heart. He also wrote for Mae West and Edgar Bergen. My cousin Ed told me there is no evidence that any other family member ever became a good writer. Hmmm. So if your name is Pemberton, Oboler, Fishoff, Mankin, Rappaport or Zisser, we may be related. ...
• • Source: Column: "Family ties not strong enough to bind" written by Dick Wolfsie for The Shelby News; posted on Saturday, 19 March 2011
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